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Regents approve 1,134‑bed UCLA student housing tower after debate over cost and livability
Summary
Regents approved UCLA’s 901 Levering project — a 19‑story, 1,134‑bed undergraduate building with a $351 million budget and $280.9 million in external financing — after students praised the addition but several regents pressed campus leaders on bathroom layouts, ADA accommodations and unusually high per‑bed construction costs.
UCLA presenters asked the finance committee to approve the 901 Levering undergraduate housing project, a 19‑story infill tower that will replace five seismically deficient residential structures and add 1,134 beds in mostly four‑bed, eight‑student apartments. The committee approved the full project budget of $351,000,000 and the proposed $280,876,000 of external financing.
"We're in the business of providing them a home and the support that a home brings to the students," the project presenter said, explaining the campus's housing philosophy and the project's included student support and social spaces.
Ayesha, identified to the committee as the…
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